Somewhat surprisingly this misguided attempt at mass suicide was not
confined to young male bloods, but parents carrying infants and even
mothers with babies wrapped in shawls. Whilst the infants
looked worried and slightly singed in some cases it was clear that
just about everybody was having a whale of a time. I did not
actually see anyone fall into the fire, although even just standing
at a discrete distance taking photos I could feel the strength of
the flames on my face. Fortunately
the Bhutanese health service is universally available free of
charge...although you would probably be dead by the time you reached
the nearest hospital over a day's drive away!
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